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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 26469
Released: May 27, 1998 |
| Our Price: $2.37 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
SECURITY AGENT CUTTER STEPS INTO THE PLANE LAVORATORY AND REEMERGES TO FIND A HI-JACKING IN PROGRESS. RELYING ON HIS COOL CUNNING AND HIS STREET LETHAL MARTIAL ARTS MOVES, HE DEFIES THE HI-JACKERS IN A RUNNING CAT AND MOUSE BATTLE IN THE AIR.
Description of Passenger 57:
It's Die Hard on a plane in this action thriller, starring Wesley Snipes as an antiterrorist specialist whose early retirement is interrupted when his flight is overtaken by a bloodthirsty villain (Bruce Payne). Watching this at home is pretty much an excuse to order pizza and kick back, as the familiar rhythms of maverick-cop-versus-international-criminal take over and nothing new or fresh in the formula emerges. The supporting cast includes Elizabeth Hurley (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery) as a gun-wielding, junior terrorist, which is fun simply for being unexpected. --Tom Keogh
Passenger 57 Reviews:
Okay but a little too much drama 
2009-09-07 - Decent movie; but some of the characters are a little much. Otherwise, I'd watch it again.
Failed effort 
2009-04-19 - It tries to be "Die Hard" on a plane, and fails.
But I'm particularly appalled by a line of dialogue: "Always bet on black". This is a disgracefully racist line. Did you laugh or cheer at the line? Then you're stupid. Just imagine this scenario: Bruce Willis is battling a group of African terrorists. And he tells the leader, "Always bet on white." Would you laugh or cheer? Only if you're a white supremacist.
(Not to mention that the line, in context, was moronic. The opposite of black in roulette is red, not white. So Snipes' line was ignorant to start with).
Wesley Snipes Best Film As An Actor! 
2008-08-06 - Hello,
Passenger 57 is a definite 5 out 5 movie, the best of his career.
Thanks and I recommend this movie to any Suspense-Thriller movie goer.
COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER 
2008-07-06 - This picture was in released in theaters on November 10 1992 starring Wesley snipes as John Cutter, Bruce Payne as Charles Rane, and Elizabeth Hurley as Sabrina Ritchie. John Cutter is grieving over the death of his wife after she was killed by an armed robber and John is blaming himself for her death. So John who's an anti terrorism expert decides it's time to retire from this dangerous job. However, a friend who works for an airline offers John a job as his chief of security. So John is being flown to Los Angeles for the companies annual meeting where he will be introduce as the Chief of security. However, John encounters one big problem as the FBI is transporting Charles Rane one of the most sadistic and deranged terrorist of all time to Los Angeles on the same plane. Now John has to stay on the alert because anything can happen when a dangerous criminal is on an airplane. Now a few thoughts on this movie! Again this is one of the few movies that captures you attention at the beginning and it never stops until it's over. John Wesley Snipes does a good job as his role as John Cutter. Based on the action, adventure and drama that are in this picture I give this movie 8 weasel stars.
always bet on black
2008-02-19 - "Passenger 57" has to be my very favorite Wesley Snipes movie and one of my very favorite action movies ever! I have been a huge fan of this movie ever since I first saw the trailer for it when I went to see Under Siege (another awesome movie.) At the height of this movie's popularity producers capitalized on Wesley's image as a strong leading man with the catchphrase: always bet on black. And that totally describes his role and this movie.
Wesley plays John Cutter, a security expert who quit his job as a cop after his girlfriend was shot. And, Bruce Payne portrays Charles Rane the master-terrorist. Although, I thought Charles Rane was more funny than scary. Whose big idea was it to make the British dude with long blonde hair the villain who tries to go up against Wesley Snipes?
The film also includes some very impressive supporting roles. I especially enjoyed Alex Datcher (doesn't she look just like Halle Berry?) as Marti the tough-talking stewardess. And Elizabeth Hurley was in a somewhat smaller role as Sabrina Ritchie. I loved the part in the beginning when Sabrina says to Marti that she doesn't like her name because "it makes me sound cold and heartless."
IMHO the early to mid-90's were the Golden Age of Suspense/Mystery-Action/Thrillers. There were so many great movies in this genre, during this time. Besides "Passenger 57," I highly recommend these pictures: Single White Female, The Good Son, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Unlawful Entry, The Crush, The Client, Under Siege, Poison Ivy and The Fugitive.
"Passenger 57" is just the perfect showcase for Wesley Snipes because he does it all. He does a little fighting, he jumps off a plane, he does a little shooting and the man's even mistaken for Arsenio!!
